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T he M onmouth H erald
VOL.
XV
MONMOUTH, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 3, 1923
No. 48
There is No Land Like Oregon and Only One Willamette Valley
Items of Interest
At Oregon Normal
Dr. POWELL’S ORCHARD
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Polk Bankers Form
Has Big Audience County Organization
CITY USES 180 GALLONS
OF WATER EACH MINUTE
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Paul Greene
of
California Farthquake
The old saying is that it is foolish
At present the flow of water from
to take two bites to a cherry but Dr.
the intake on Teal creek runs into the
Powell has some cherries that would
reservoir at the rate of 180 gallons
The second half of tne Summer justify three bites. They were l am-
It is estimated that a thousand
Here is a description of experiences
Representatives of the Polk County per minute. Operations are in prog­
Session, which began this week, is berts too. Lamberts you have heard people attended the lccNirc on the K': banks met in Monmouth Monday night ress b>s which it is expected to in­ during the recent earthquake in
making strides to compete with the have been an all around failure thn Klux in the Independence auto park
Paul Greene
guests of the first National Bank crease the flow of water to over 200 Southern California.
first in point of attendance.
Though year and growers around Salem rt- l ift Monday evening. Former church! **f this City. They perfected an or- gallons per minute.
In order not to the writer, is at present taking care of
fifty seven students received ,their port losses this way mounting into associutcs and friends of the Rev. ( . j gamzation of the Polk County group, interrupt the flow of water while the his mother in San Jacinto.
diplomas last Friday, and many thousands of dollars. Dr. Powe'l’s t t urtis, who at one lime preached!
w*th the assistance of Andrew Miller. Normal is in sission the connections
Last Sunday night, the twenty-
prn
short course students departed, the Lamberts were a little late and the in Dallas were especially active. A field secretary for the sta*e bunker's will be made at the close of the pres­ second, we had the hardest earthquake
enrollment is well over the 400 mark, j rains did not spoil them.
number of the Klansmen were piesent association. \V. H. Beaul of Falls ent summer session.
Citizens will we have had since 1918. In that year,
The opportunity for practice teach- j Jt js a pleasure to ramble through in regalia some having their head City was chosen chairman of the asso­ remember that during the lust yeais about this same time, and on Sunday
ing was greatly augmented by the co- the doctor’s orchard this time of year, covering raised and more remaining ciation; W. G. Vassal of Dallas, vice- of pumping the city got along on less by the way, an earthquake came
operation of Salem and Corvallis. j_He has five fear old walnuts with nuts hooded.
chairman and F . E. Chambers of Mon­ than one sixth of the present water which leveled the city of San Jacinto,
Reports have come from these ciites ; hanging full and other trees up to
1 he lecture made a distinct impres­ mouth secretary and treasurer. Mr. supply.
That practically all of the leaving only two wooden houses stand­
that such favorable impressions were eleven years old, likewise heavily load- sion on his audience and will doubt­ Miller addressed the meeting and gs\e present supply is us. ) during July ing. The town was rebuilt of rein­
created by the practice schools that j e<j_ Some of his prunes and apples less result in swelling the ranks of a review of general banking condi­
and August is an indication of the forced concrete and no damage was
there is great desire for continuation are so heavily loaded down with fruit the order.
tions.
manner in which the use of water done by last Sunday's shake which
of these schools next year.
that branches had to be propped up.
Mr. Curtis asserted that the Klan is
A leading purpose for the forma­ has developed in our midst.
The occurred about eleven o’clock at night.
The extra buses crowded with He has Barcelona Filberts, the big a militant order that harmonizes tion of the association was to cooper­
call for the conservation of water in It was felt considerably harder at
students passing on the highway be­ kind that promise heavy returns.
fully with the ideals and purposes of ate with agricultural
interests. another column is made necessary to San Bernardino and Redlands, how­
tween Monmouth and Independence
The peach trees overdid themselves organized church work. He detailed \\ ays and means for helping the assure a full reservoir at all times ever, and several persons are reported
are an indication of the popularity of last year and are resting up this social conditions that need correction farmer were discussed.
as being killed and a number of
It was for use in emergencies.
the swimming-which has been made season. The cherries, most of which and asserted that only in the manner brought out in the discussion that one
houses and buildings demolished.
possible this summer through the were picked some time since, are a adopted by the klan can such condi­ Polk County Banker last year had a
The exact extent of the damage has
Back From Pendleton
courtesy of Ex-representative Verde crop that does not need any vacation, tions be corrected. Contrary to ex­ pig club with 40 members to which
Prof. Gooding returned from his not been learned yet.
Hill and Homer Hill of Independence. but year after year continues to hand pectations he did not bear down es­ it made more than 25 loans.
Those who have never been in an
six weeks of labor at the Pendleton
That part of the Willamette river out juicy fruit.
pecially hard on people of the Cath­
A banquet was spread in the com­ summer school branch of the Normal eaithquake can hardly imagine the
which borders their land is the scene
olic faith.
munity room of the bank where the and on Monday started his real sensation experienced. If one is in a
every afternoon of a throng of happy SPRAYER TANK EXPLODES
He denounced the stones which meeting took place. The food was summer recreation as auditor of the building of any kind it seems that
young people either enjoying the de­
KILLS JAM ES FRITZ DAVIS have been printed relative to cruel­ prepared by baker E. B. Arnold.
books of the school districts of Linn the building raises up, shakes itself
lights of those who have mastered the
ties practiced by klan members and
Present were: Messrs. Eugene Hay- and Benton Counties. He says while and with a few lurches and lunges,
James Fritz Davis, who died as the
art, or of those in the throes of learn­
said these were the result of propa­ ter, Mark Hayter and \V. G. Vassal of in Pendleton he was offered the job of simfiar to that of a small boat on a
ing.
The instructor for the coming result of injuries received from an ex­ ganda unfairly directed against the Dallas; W. H. Beard and H. M. Smith auditing the books of Umatilla county stormy sea, finally settles back into
weeks is Miss Josephine Goldstaub, ploding spray tank on the Horst ranch order.
of Falls City; and Ira C. Powell, J. B. which is evidence that the job is still place and awaits the next wave. The
who has recently been added to the north of Independence, was 21 years
He went into details in giving V. Butler, F. E. Chambers and Clare> seeking the man. There were some­ logical thing to do, when a severe
faculty in the Physical Education of age and is survived by a wife, Mrs. reason for peculiar methods of klan C. Powell of Monmouth; also Mr. thing like seventy students in Pendle­ shake comes, is to lie flat on ones
Ina E. Davis and a one year old
department.
ton this summer. The people of that stomach until it is all over. Excit­
work, asserting that only people of Miller.
Mr. Frank G. Miller, Chairman of daughter, June M.
city lived up to their hospitable rep­ able people do not always do that,
honorable character were admitted
Davis was from Seattle and had
the Building Committee of the Board
utation and entertained students and however, and all sorts of difficulties
to the ranks. A series of twenty REV E. V. I . f e wi S
of Regents, made his annual inspect­ worked on the Horst ranch only three questions were asked the candidate
GOES TO BERKELEY faculty on a number of occasions.
as a result. One man here in relat­
ion of the buildings and grounds dur­ weeks. The wall of the tank, which and he quoted some of them as illus­
ing his experiences said that he had
Rev.
L.
V.
Lewis
announces
that
he
exploded, had been weakened by the
ing the past week.
a wild desire to get outside, which is
trating the idealistic standards he is to preach his last sermons in Mon­ DEATH OF MRS. J. B. HI BBS
One of the greatest improvements ! action of the acids used in the spray.
OCCURS IN INDEPENDENCE not strange, and that as he reached
asserted the klan possesses. If the
which has been made in the Adminis­ When subjected to pressure it gave candidate will not answer these ques mouth next Sunday on« on the week
the door he grasped the door facing
following
expects
to
start
for
Berke­
way
and
flew
into
fragments.
Davis
Emma G. Hibbs, widow of the late on either side and made a spring for
tration Building for some time is the
tions in the affirmative he is rejected ley, California to finish his studies.
J. B. Hibbs, died at the home of her the opening, but when he reached the
installation of the new lighting sys­ suffered fractures of his left leg and and not allowed to participate with
tem, over which faculty and stu­ also internal injuries in the region the klan in their self imposed task of It is not quite three years since Mr. dnughter, Mrs. A. L. Thomas, at 86 place which should have been the door
Lewis came to Monmouth and took 3rd street. Independence, July 31.
of the stomach. So great was the
dents are rejoicing.
the door was somewhere else but he
regulating the habits and practices of
the Evangelical pastorate when Rev. Death followed a stroke of paralysis
The Normal School was honored ; shock that it. was found impossible
saw the door coming back and tried
their neighbors. It stands to reason
Conklin
was
forced
to
relinquish
the
to
operate
and
within
twenty-four
which she suffered on the morning of it ugain; the door was again too quick
this week by having Mr. Andrew Mil­
that before any one is competent to
same because of sickness. His two the same day. Mrs. Hibbs was born
ler address the assembly on the sub­ hours he died.
for him and got by him. He says
regulate the morals and habits of his
and three fourths years of service in Omaha, December 7, 1856 and was
His father, George Davis, was also
ject of America’s monetary system.
when the shake was all over he was
fellow citizens, to force the weak and
Mr. Miller, who has recently come to an employee of the Horst ranch and erring to tread the narrow path to have been eventful ones for the church a resident of Independence for the still inside. A lady tells that in the
During that time the building was past twelve years.
Previous to com­ excitement she cuuld think of nothing
Oregon from the National City Bank was with his son at the end. The righteousness, he must himself be
of New York, represented at a Bank­ wife and daughter were in Seattle at of acid proof character and Mr. Cur­ moved to its present site on Monmouth ing to Independence she lived in but get away in her Ford, but when
ers’ meeting held in Monmouth, July the time of the accident. They were tis asserted the Klan oath of mem­ Avenue Bnd piany improvements made Hillsboro.
she reached the garage her fliver was
to it.
His energy and initiative have
Her husband, J . B. Hibbs died a- cavorting about in a manner that
30, the State Bankers’ Association notified but arrived a short time after bership doubly insures this.
Undertaker
been a big help to the church which bout a year ago. She is survived by
and the American Bankers’ Associa­ he had passed away.
would have done justice to Zane Grey’s
naturally wished him to stay longer. two daughters, Mrs. A. L. Thomas of
tion—which is hoping through their Keeney prepared the body for ship­ REV. E. B. PACE SOON TO
‘‘Wildfire.’*
educational department to develop in ment to Seattle where burial was had
FINISH HIS WORK HERE But he feels his interests lie elsewhere Independence and Mrs. W. A. Craft of
The after-effects of an earthquake
His successor is said to be a man of San Francisco. One son also survives
children of the country, an apprecia­ Tuesday, July 31. A sister and two
are worse than the shake itself for
After
nearly
six
years
of
service,
brothers of the young man live in
exceptional talents who comes to Hal T. Hibbs of Corvallis. The body
tion of the value of saving.
Mr. E. B. Pace has decided to leave Oregon from Idaho and will while has been made ready for burial by the weather is invariably murky, sul­
Miss Chandler, Miss Syp and Miss Seattle.
Monmouth, at least for a period. His preaching here attend the theological Undertaker A. L. Keeney but funeral try and hot. Everyone here ia suffer­
McGilchrist are spending their vaca­
ing in one hundred six degree weath­
Independence officers are doing resignation has been handed in to be school in Salem.
ariangement8 await the artival of er with no breeze as a relief from
tion motoring to Glacier National
effective
November
1.
But
as
the
some
effective
clean-up
work
at
pres­
the daughter, Mrs. Craft from Cal­ the humidity of the air.
Park.
The other day Dale Scrafford State Convention Board gives him
More Paving Delay
ifornia.
Mr. Beattie and Miss Taylor have ent.
Operations on the paving of the
Threshing Starts
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returned to take up their work after was fined $10 by City Recorder Baker September and October off for a va­
Home-gathering of Smiths
Threshing time is here, the Lorence
vacations spent in Washington and for playing pool, he being a minor. cation he plans to close his work Sep­ highway south of the Luckiamute
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Frazer, accom­ and Adams outfits start to work the
J . B. Violette was fined $15 f6r per­ tember 1, and will likely leave town moved up to Helmick bridge and
California respectively.
Mr. Pace has will start there on Friday of this week. panied by Mis. Frazer' mother, Mrs. latter part of this week. There hap
mitting a minor to play pool in his shortly thereafter.
Local flax growers, among whom pool hall. J . O. Brant was fined$25 not decided positively as U> his fu­
The shift was made to enable work to J . F. Smith, motored down fr'in.V an­ been an unusually large crop of straw
are W. M. Meeker and Stump and and J . R. Callam $20 for being drunk. ture plans, but has under advisement
progress on two concrete bridges couver, Washington and spent the and the shocks of grain bundles stand-
Sons, are this week wrestling with
the headship of a system of Protest­ which are being built near the Benton week-end at the home of R. H. Smith in the harvested grain fields are large
G. W. Chesebro left yesterday to ant Mission Schools in Central Amer­
the problem of pulling the flax.
It
Sunday was made homecoming day and close together. The yield is apt
county line.
is a tedious job and requires consid­ spend the week end with relatives at ica which position he has been offer,
for the children of Mi* Smith.
A to be big for weather conditions have
The
actual
laying
of
concrete
will
The Dalles.
erable help.
ed.
The system includes a College not start until Friday. They are de­ bountiful dinner war served at noon been favorable and now all the farmer
and Normal school and several ele­ layed by lack of gravel deliveries, and a most enjoyable time wae had by- has to worry about is how to get a
This is the first time in many proper price for it.
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which will not be received in large all.
-.-ears
that the family have «11 lieen
enough quantities to keep the outtit
Building Plans
ft
Boothby Bark on Main Street
together at one time. T hi re present
in
operation
until
the
latter
part
of
Clay Taylor is making plans for
The many friends and busineaa
were
Mrs.
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Smith,
Mr
and
Mu.
building a large addition to his hou. .e this week.
Cla> Frazer, Vancouver; Mr and Mrs associates of G. T. Boothby are glad
on Monmouth Avenue and there are
C.
F. Smith Mr and Mrs. R. H. Smith to welcome him back to Main street
» r a tio n at Crater Lake
ft one or two smaller houses the build­
He was
confined to the
Mr. and Mrs. Ira C. Powell and son and three cht’dren, Lorraine, Naomi again.
ing of which is contemplated. Mis
ft j Cornelius has been figuring for some Ira David left Tuesday no..« for a two and Leroy; Mr and Mrs. A. E. Ted row house with sickness for three weeks.
week’s outing in the vicinity of Crater and daughter Violet, all living in the
Emerson Groves of Independence
■ . time on the construction of a larg
Lake. They went by automobile and vicinity of Monmouth.
has secured a position with the Stude-
j apartment house but this project hes
were accompanied as far as Ferndale
Walker Bros, cannery, "in Indepen kaker corporation in Portland, and
ft apparently fallen through.
by Mrs. Joyce Emerson who has been dence started canning beets, beans has moved to that city. Mr. Groves
visiting with her par nts, Mr. and and carrots last week. The conceri who has worked for the Skinner gar­
ft MRS. HAGER IS SURPRISED
ON EIGHTIETH ANNIVERSARY Mrs. A. M. Arant *t this city.
will employ about 35 men and worm i age for the past four years is a son-
W e pay cash and w e sell for cash.
and will run from 10 to 14 hours t in-law of J . J . Williams of this city.
A pleasant party, was held at the
Independence Legion Post, No. 33
day. About six tons of raw vegetal
It pays. W a tc h our prices and see.
ft home of Mrs. Sarah Hager, Wednes­ enjoyed a picnic at the Mitoma ranch
As will be noticed in his advertise­
let will be used daily, all raised witl
day afternoon.
Mrs. Hager is en­ last Friday afternoon.
Swimming
ment in another column, Seth Smith
in a few miles of Independence.
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Don’t pay the other fellow ’s groce­
tertaining her daughter, Mrs. Lin­ was the big card on the program and
late of Salem has bought S. H. Hin­
E. Hill of Lodi, California has bee
coln of Portland and the latter ar­ it was followed by a wienie roast.
kle’s wood saw outfit. He plans to
ry bill. Get value and quality for
ft ranged the event as a surprise on The dance hall on the Horat ranch was secured as superintendent.
live in Monmouth and to keep the saw
ft her mother for her birthday, Wedne
turned over to their use and dancing
every dollar you spend.
Valsetz defeated Independence a< here and asks for the patronage of
day being her eightieth anniversary was indulged in. About 75 Legion ball Sunday afternoon, 15 to 4.
A Monmouth people.
Several members of the party were men and friends were present.
ft
week previously Independence was
Notice the following prices
Wm. Harvey and friend Homer Len­
eighty or over.
They were Mrs. E
victor, 20 to 5.
An excursion crowd
ft L. Ebbert, aged 84; Mrs. Dewitt, 84, j Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Clark and came with the team to root for them. ders, who were driving beck to Bis­
.......... 25c
Kellogg's B rsn ................~........
10c
Mrs. Jane Powell. 94 and Mrs. Worth, daughter, Ruth Anne, of Portland,
Kellogg’s Com Flakes
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Jesse Simpson, a salesman of marck, North Dakota, to see young
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ft who is in her eightieth year. A very' were calling on Mrs. Irene Smith and
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for
25c
Shredded Wheat ...............................................
Blake, MrFall Co., spent, his vacation Landers parents, left for Monmouth
family and the Misses Butler this
the first of August, as Bill has gotten
____ 25c
Cream of W heat.......................
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ft enjoyable afternoon was spent recall­ week. They were accompanied by of two weeks with his mother and at
2 for 35c
ing incidents and events of other
Grape N att----------- --------------------- -------- —
Newport.
He has just returned to able to travel after a severe siege of
Bill was taken ill
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Present were the Misses Mrs. Clark's mother and sister, Mrs. his work, which takes him as far as ptomaine poison.
Qukker puffed wheat
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ft days.
Butler, and Mesdames M. E. Perci Ira S. Smith and Kathryn of Marsh­ Lewiston, Idaho. This being J> ,■«’* and had to lay over at Gardiner, Mon­
Quaker puffed rice — ............. .................. ............2 for 35c
ft |stal.’ McCollum. M. H. Simpson, J."C T field, Oregon.
E<h»ar#s Dependable coffee
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45c
home town, and having been in busi­ tana about three weeks, but younft
* Andrus, J . L. Murdock, A. M. Aran'
Htfl Brothers coffee ........................................................
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ness here a number of years, he is Lenders went on to see his folks, a|
A fire in the Schaffer rooming
* v I and A. C. Powert, Miss Rosalie An'
Pennant Brand coffee
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naturally much pleased with the im­ his father was very ill. They expect
w drus and Miss Florence Cavanagk house in Independence did *om» dam­ provement of the town in the last to arrive here about the twelfth or
Hershey s Cocoa..................................... ........... ..........
Some chil­
fourteenth.
ft 1 The last named is Mrs. Hager’s grea age last Friday evening
Ghirardelli’s Chocolate— .......................................
year.
dren
playing
in
one
of
t\e
rooms, ov­
grand daughter, who has been visit
Instant Postum 4 ounce...................
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Mr. S. Goodnight of Vancouver,
There will be a special meeting of
ing here with her great aunt, Mrs erturned a lamp and the flames
Instant Postum 8 ounce.
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caught
in
the
bedding
The
fire
de­
Washington,
has been visiting hia
the
Independence
Legion
post
next
Lincoln.
partment was soon on the spot and Friday night. Two delegates and two mother-in-law, Mrs. Irene Smith end
OREGON BREAD, one pound loaves.
a
Professor E. T. Reed has been elect quickly put out the Are.
Max alternates are to be elected to the also with old friends, this week. He
ed president of the Corvallis Cham Strong was burned about the body state convention at Seaside, Sep­ graduated from the Normal in the
her of Commerce.
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and legs during the fire.
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tember 6, 7 and 8.
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